Galatians 5
1 Stonde ye therfor, and nyl ye eftsoones be holdun in the yok of seruage.
Stand firm in the liberty with which Christ made us free, and be not again bound fast to the yoke of bondage.
2 Lo! Y Poul seie to you, that if ye ben circumcidid, Crist schal no thing profite to you.
Behold, I Paul say to you, that if ye are circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing;
3 And Y witnesse eftsoones to ech man that circumcidith hym silf, that he is dettour of al the lawe to be don.
yea, I testify again to every one who becometh circumcised, that he is bound to keep the whole Law.
4 And ye ben voidid awei fro Crist, and ye that be iustified in the lawe, ye han fallen awei fro grace.
Ye are entirely separated from Christ, who seek to obtain righteousness through the Law; ye have fallen away from grace.
5 For we thoruy the spirit of bileue abiden the hope of riytfulnesse.
For we through the Spirit by faith steadfastly wait for the hope of righteousness.
6 For in Jhesu Crist nether circumcisioun is ony thing worth, nether prepucie, but the bileue that worchith bi charite.
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision; but faith working by love.
7 Ye runnen wel; who lettide you that ye obeyede not to treuthe?
Ye were running well; who hindered you, that ye should not obey the truth?
8 Consente ye to no man; for this counsel ys not of hym that hath clepid you.
This persuasion came not from him that called you.
9 A litil souredowy apeirith al the gobet.
A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.
10 I trust on you in oure Lord, that ye schulden vndurstonde noon other thing. And who that disturblith you, schal bere dom, who euere he be.
I indeed have confidence in regard to you in the Lord, that ye will be no otherwise minded; but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whoever he may be.
11 And, britheren, if Y preche yit circumcisioun, what suffre Y yit persecucioun? thanne the sclaundre of the crosse is auoidid.
But as for me, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, why do I still suffer persecution? Then hath the cross ceased to be a stumbling-block.
12 Y wolde that thei weren cut awei, that disturblen you.
Would that they who unsettle you would quite cut themselves off!
13 For, britheren, ye ben clepid in to fredom; oneli yyue ye not fredom in to occasioun of fleisch, but bi charite of spirit serue ye togidere.
For ye, brethren, were called to liberty; only use not your liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by your love serve one another.
14 For euery lawe is fulfillid in o word, Thou schalt loue thi neiybore as thi silf.
For the whole Law is fulfilled in one commandment, even in this “Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.”
15 And if ye bite, and ete ech othere, se ye, lest ye be wastid ech fro othere.
But if ye bite and devour one another, beware lest ye be consumed by one another.
16 And Y seie you in Crist, walke ye in spirit, and ye schulen not performe the desiris of the fleisch.
But I say, Walk by the Spirit, and ye will not fulfill the desires of the flesh.
17 For the fleisch coueitith ayens the spirit, and the spirit ayen the fleisch; for these ben aduersaries togidere, that ye don not alle thingis that ye wolen.
For the flesh hath desires against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these oppose one another, that ye may not do the things that ye would.
18 That if ye be led bi spirit, ye ben not vnder the lawe.
But if ye are led by the Spirit, ye are not under the Law.
19 And werkis of the fleisch ben opyn, whiche ben fornicacioun, vnclennes, vnchastite, letcherie, seruice of false goddis,
Now the works of the flesh are manifest; such as fornication, uncleanness, wantonness,
20 witchecraftis, enmytees, striuyngis, indignaciouns, wraththis, chidingis, discenciouns, sectis, enuyes,
idolatry, sorcery, hatreds, strife, rivalry, outbursts of wrath, cabals, divisions, factions,
21 manslauytris, dronkennessis, vnmesurable etyngis, and thingis lijk to these, whiche Y seie to you, as Y haue told to you `to fore, for thei that doon suche thingis, schulen not haue the kyngdom of God.
envyings, drunkenness, revelings, and things like these; of which I tell you beforehand, as I also told you in time past, that they who practise such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
22 But the fruyt of the spirit is charite, ioye, pees, pacience, long abidyng,
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
23 benygnyte, goodnesse, myldenesse, feith, temperaunce, contynence, chastite; ayen suche thingis is no lawe.
meekness, temperance; against such things as these there is no law.
24 And they that ben of Crist, han crucified her fleisch with vices and coueytyngis.
And they who belong to Christ Jesus crucified the flesh with the passions and lusts.
25 If we lyuen bi spirit, walke we bi spirit;
If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit.
26 be we not made coueytouse of veyn glorie, stirynge ech othere to wraththe, or hauynge enuye ech to othere.
Let us not become vain-glorious, provoking one another, envying one another.
